The Moscow attackerSpartak » Maxim Tsyplakov said he is not yet considering offers coming his way from National Hockey League (NHL) clubs.
On Friday, the hockey player’s agent Alexander Chernykh told The Athletic that at least 12 NHL teams are showing interest in Tsyplakov. If the forward signs a contract with “Toronto Maple Leafs “, he will receive a maximum rookie contract of 0.95 million dollars. Currently, Tsyplakov’s salary in Spartak is 12 million rubles per season. Tsyplakov’s contract with the “red and whites” runs until end of the current season.
— Are you surprised by the number of goals you have scored this season?
– Well, yes, last year there were 25 points, and now there are already 30 goals. It flies, well. And I won’t even say that incredible goals are coming. Yet, more workers, workers. It’s my hockey that I have to play. The only way.
— Are you interested in a league like the NHL?
– Of course, it’s interesting. Every hockey player would like to go there and see for themselves. Like, what, another league, another country and another mentality. It’s up to everyone to decide whether to go or not. And if it’s possible, why not? But everyone decides for themselves what they want to do, what they demand of themselves and what their tasks are.
— More than a dozen clubs are interested in you, starting with Toronto.
– It’s good. But I tell all the representatives of the NHL teams: “Let’s talk later. » Because it doesn’t matter to me at all anymore. I am under contract with Spartak and we have the playoffs ahead of us. I’m trying not to think about the NHL right now. This doesn’t bother me at all. Only after the season. In the meantime, we don’t think about going anywhere,” Tsyplakov told .
This season, Tsyplakov played 58 games in the KHL regular season and scored 45 points (30 goals + 15 assists).
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